Wind-shield.



H. B. PITNER.

WIND SHIELD.

APPLIGATXON FILED AUG. 31. 1909.

Patented Mar. 15, 1910.

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H. B. PITNBR. wmn SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 31. 1909. 952,353, Patented Mar. 15, 1910.

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PATENT OFFTCE.

HENRY B. PITNER, OF DUBOIS, PE SYLVANIA.

WIND-SHIELL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented M or. 15, 1910 Application filed August 31, 1909. Serial No.515,457.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY B. Prrxrn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dubois, in the county of Clearfield andState ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements infind-Shields, oi which the following is a speci erenoe being had to theaccompanyi Tl invention relates to improvements in wind shields forautomobiles.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and practical meansfor mounting and fastening the foldablc upper section or sash of theshield so that it may be easily raised or lowered by the use of one handso that it will he held rigid and against, vibra- ,,tion or rattlingwhen in its raised position.

'lVitl'i the above and other objects in view, the invention consists ofthe novel construc- 'tion, combination and arrangement of arts,hereinafter jolly described and claim and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved wind shield. Fig. '2 is a rear elevation of the same. and Fi s.4 and 5 are detail sections taken respectively on the planes indicatedby the lines 1-4 and 5--5 in Fig. 2.

Referring more )artic'ularly to the drawings 1 denotes a oldablc uppersection of an automobile wind shield,said section be-. ing'prefierablyin the form of a sash havin a surrounding frame 2 and a glass or ot ortransparent material 3 therein. The section 1 may be mounted on anystationary support 4, the latter being, however, preferably in thc'formof a similar sash suitably secured to the dash board of the vehicle. Themovable upper section 1 is mounted by means of two or more parallellinks 5 urrangcd at its endsso that it can swing from a position abovethe support or section 4 to a position in rear of and parallel with the.latter. Said linksdi have their uppcrends mounted on iivots (3 in theform of screw studs projecting from a plate 7 attached to one end oi thesection 1, and the lower ends of said links are mounted on similarpivots 8 projecting from an attaching. plate 9 sooured 'to a. spacingclout or block 10 upon the front face of the support or section 4adjacent one end of the latter. To permit the swinging or folding upper.section 1 to move freely, on to, and;otl' section 4. the upper ngdrawtication, ret- I Fig. 3 is an edge view,

, beveled up portions of the machine; furthermore,

edge of ihe section 4 is downwardly and rearwardly beveled and thebottom edge of the upper section 1 is corrcspondiugly bcveled, asclearly illustrated in the drawings.

For the purpose otretaining the upper section 1 rigidly in its elevatedposition, hook plates 11 are s cured to the rear iamof said sectionadjacent its ends and adapted to engage keeper plates 12 secured to thebeveled upper edge of the support or sec tion 4. A pivoted dog or catch13 is also provided on the center of the bottom portion of the uppersection 1 to engage a keeper seat or. recess 14 in the cortespondiugpor- )er edge of the support or'section 4. Sand catch 13 is in the formof a lever pivoted intermediate its ends at 15 in a finger piece orhandle 16 secured to the 0- tion 1. The angular forward end of the.catch 13 is depressed by a spring 17 and is adapted to engage the seat14, which latter is protected by a metal wear plate 18 when the supportor section 4 is made of wood. The rear end of the catch 13 projects toform a thumb piece which may be readily drpressed when the handle 16 isgripped.

In operation, when the section 1 is in its elevated position and it isdesired to lower the same to its dotted line position shown in Fig. 3,the handle 16 is grasped and the thumb piece of the catch 13 depressedto retract the angular forward end of said catch from the seat 14. Whenthis has been done the handle 16 is pulled rrarwardly and downwardly toswing the upper section 1 downwardly, said section maintaining aperpendicular position parallel with the lower section or support 4owing to the parallel connecting links 5. This operation is reversedwhen it, is'desirml to e evate the section 1. It will thus be seen thatthe device may be conveniently raised or lowered by the use of one hand,thus permitting the free use of the other hand on the steering gear orother rortion of the automobile when the latter is in motion. Thepeculiar fastening devices hold. the upper section firmly in itselevated position to effectively prevent rattling, and vibration.Owing'to the manner in which the u or section or sash folds, a,comparatively 1 11 upper section may he used and the fol ing will. notinterfere with the steering wheel or other when folded the upper edge ofthe upper section continues to be the upper port on of the shield andthere ore fees not aeu'ituh from the appearanceofthe device.

Havin thus described: the invention what is claime is: 4

1. The' 'coinbination of a wind shield having, per and lower sectionsthe lower section iaving its upper edgebeveled downwardly andrearwardly, and the bottom edge of the upper section beingcorrespondingly beveled, parallel link connections uniting the twoSections at their ends whereby the upper section may swing downwardlyand rearwardly against the rear face of the lower section, co-actingdevices adjacent theends of the two sections to engage each other whensaid sections are superposed, a keeper at the center of the upper edgeof the lower section, and a catch at the center of the bottom edge ofthe upper section to engage said keeper and retain the sections insuperposed position.

2. The combination of a wind shield hav ing a lower section or supportprovided with upper section adjr'ent its endsto-engage.

the endmost keeper members, a handlefupon the central portion of theuppensection, "a pivotally mounted sprin pressed-dogin said handle toengzwetie' central keeper member, cleats'u ion the lower secti0n,.pivot.stud carrying piates upon'said cleatsand upon the ends of the uppersection, and parallel links connecting the pivot studs of said platessubstantially as shown .and described.

In testn nony whereof I hereunto atlix my signature 1n the presence oftwo Witnesses.

HENRY B. PITN ER.

Witnesses J. M. BRYAN G. VVoonnINo.

